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Lysine decarboxylase

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Cadaverine synthesis
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EC no.4.1.1.18
CAS no.9024-76-4
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The enzyme Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) converts lysine to cadaverine.[1][2]

Abbreviated as Ldc, the enzyme is involved in acid-stress response in Enterobacteria. The mode of action is the proton consumption, thereby reducing the overall acidity of its environnement.

References

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  1. ^ Gale EF, Epps HM (1944). "Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases: 1. l(+)-lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. J. 38 (3): 232–42. doi:10.1042/bj0380232. PMC 1258073. PMID 16747785.
  2. ^ Soda K, Moriguchi M (January 1969). "Crystalline lysine decarboxylase". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 34 (1): 34–9. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(69)90524-5. PMID 5762458.
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